Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Lawmakers in the Senate and House recently introduced legislation that would reimburse local governments and electric cooperatives for interest expenses incurred on loans taken out to cover costs that are to be covered by disaster assistance payments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD on April 22 held a successful first energy block party, which featured a wide variety of activities for attendees to experience.
The New York State Legislative Commission on the Future of the Long Island Power Authority on April 18 approved a draft report for submission to the New York Legislature detailing its preliminary findings and plan for transitioning LIPA into a public power provider that would both own and operate the electric grid on Long Island and in the Rockaways.
Reliability
Washington D.C., May 1, 2023 — One hundred nine of the nation’s more than 2,000 public power utilities earned the Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3®) designation from the American Public...
Massachusetts public power utility Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant (AMLP) has been recognized by the state of Massachusetts for its decarbonization and clean energy efforts.
PacifiCorp, a utility which operates in six states, recently announced its plan to join the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM) being developed by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), as well as the Western Power Pool’s Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP).
The American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency (DEED) Program on November 3 appointed Eric Miller, Manager of Engineering and Project Management at Kaukauna Utilities (Wisconsin) to fill a vacant seat on the program’s board of directors. Miller will serve as the
The mayor of Denton, Texas, a public power community, recently sent a letter to Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, arguing for funding to allow the Department of Energy (DOE) to address supply chain issues for electric distribution transformers.
Research funded by the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) program examines awareness and participation of Wisconsin residents in a home energy assistance program.
In a recent interview with Public Power Current, Aaron Haderle, Manager of Transmission and Distribution Operations at Florida public power utility Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA), detailed the benefits that have flowed from an intern program for line workers funded through the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) program.